PEP subcommittee expands screening: district to give end‑of‑gap screener to all third graders

The Curriculum Committee reported that the PEP (program for enrichment and placement) subcommittee completed recommendations to change identification procedures and to administer the district’s end‑of‑gap screener to all third‑grade students.

A committee presentation said the subcommittee made two recommendations: modify the PEP identification matrix for grades 3–6 and administer the district’s end‑of‑gap screener to every third grader instead of limiting it to students who previously met other domain criteria. “Now we administer this test to all third graders, so they all have it,” the Committee Chair said.

The presentation described the end‑of‑gap screener as replacing earlier reliance on an individual IQ score as one of multiple measures. The district said the PEP website has been updated with details of the revised identification process. Committee members asked for continued communication to families about what the change means for identification and programming.

Ending: staff said the PEP website will remain the reference for updated identification criteria and recommended practices.